The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-25
Baseball Notes.

Chicago is trying to induce Bob Barr to pitch
again
A son of Harry Wright is playing right field
in the st. Adams (Vt nine.
The police have stopped the selling of tickets
by spectators in New York.
Larry Corcoran has an offer from New Haven,
but Durham says he will not be released.
The attendance at the twelve League games
played in Boston was forty seven thousand.
Burnham says that the New Yorks field very
poorly. and depend entirely upon their batting
to wn
have been made for Ramsey, Hecker, Hudson,
Maui and Viau.
The Omaha club yesterday teIegraphed to
President Newbereer that it was ready to
known of OLeary. the offer will probably be de-
clined.
1t is reported that a reduction of salaries in
the Detroit team Is contemplated, and for this
reason Detroit is holding it's young players, they
being wanted to take the places of those who re-
fuse to accept the reduction.
A son of the late President Garfield pitches for
the Oberlin (O.) College club and plays a good
amateur game. President Garfield was great
admirer of the sport, and was a regular attend
ant when Representative in Congress.
The New York scorers are beginning to favor
Ewing in the matter of errors. The spectators,
however. don't snare him. and guy and boot him
numerically. The change from Gerhardt to
Ewing is evidently not popular in New York.
The future of the Southern League looks
little better to-day. Birmingham is very anx-
ious to be admitted. Atlanta also wants to
come in. Atlanta also wants to buy George
Bradeys release from Nashville. The indica-
tons are that either Atlanta or Birming-
ham will be admitted in Mobiles place.
S. H. Morrison is the Rhode Island man who
is to be tried by the Indianapolis club Neither
he nor Gruenig, of Philadelphia. have signed.
This is not to occur until they prove by their
work that they the needed. Charles
Eden's practice is to see if he can get in form
for ball playing. The negotiations thus far with
these three men only conditional.
Rev. G. W. Phillips, of Rutland, VT, speaks
of baseball as follows lyon have kindly
placed at my disposal pass for myself and
family to the grounds of the Rutland Athletic
Association. The exactions of laborious pro-
the game of ball seems to me as free from obiec-
ton anything people can witness young
men engage in"
President Young has appointed subititute
League umpires Grace Pierce in New York, Ter
renee ConneIl in Philadelphia, George Frank in
Detroit and Dave Sullivan in Chicago Others
will be appointed for the other cities. These men
will not travel at all, but will be hand to sup
ply the vacancy caused by the absence of the
regular incum bent The regular umpres will not
remain longer than a week in a place, and, if
possible. not more than three days.
Al Moreland, who started out with bright hopes
of success Northwestern League umpire,
found that the life of the umpire was not one of
peace. He drew the line at La Crosse, when he
saw a very incendiary telegram from that city
regarding what would be done should he be sent
there. AL says that any one out there pro-
test against the decision OF umpire only
few protests necessary to bounce him. and
they protest on anything. So he concluded
that he would quit them while his chances were
good